Instructions: Enter LAB results into first three boxes, and then press "Calculate" button Click here for a calculator that uses USA units (mg/dL).
LDL Cholesterol Calculator
Total Cholesterol
LDL = (mmol/L) as per Friedewald formula
LDL = (mmol/L) as per "Iranian" formula
Friedewald (1972) Formula: LDL = TC - HDL - TG/2.17 (mmol/L) Reference. "Iranian" (2008) Formula: LDL = TC/1.19 + TG/0.81 – HDL/1.1 – 0.98 (mmol/L) Reference. Comment:For those of us on a low carbohydrate lifestyle - the "Iranian" formula used above can perhaps give a better "estimation" of LDL when our Triglycerides are nice and low. However the Iranian study was made with people with elevated cholesterol. Hopefully one day, a study may be done with "healthy" people (and thus develop a more accurate formula)!
TEST CASE: (to ensure calculator is working correctly on your computer). Total Cholesterol = 5.2 (mmol/L) HDL Cholesterol = 1.92 (mmol/L) Triglycerides = 0.5 (mmol/L) LDL (estimated) = 3.0495852534562213 (mmol/L) as per Friedewald formula LDL (estimated) = 2.2615773043224032 (mmol/L) as per "Iranian" formula Full accuracy is shown, normally we would round-off to .1 mmol/L